Gandara, Sri Lanka

Gandara ගන්දර கந்தறை
Village
Gandara
Coordinates: 5°57′N 80°33′E / 5.950°N 80.550°E / 5.950; 80.550Coordinates: 5°57′N 80°33′E / 5.950°N 80.550°E / 5.950; 80.550
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Southern
Government
• Mayor	Upul Nishantha
Area
• Total	283 km² (109 sq mi)
• Land	270 km² (100 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	12,254
• Density	43/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone (UTC+5:30)
Postal code	81170
Area code(s)	041

Gandara (Sinhalese: ගන්දර, Tamil: கந்தறை) is a village in the Matara District on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 168 kilometres (104 mi) from Colombo. It is an important village in Matara.^[1] It was slightly affected by the Asian tsunami in December 2004.

History

Historically, Gandara belongs to the area called Ruhuna, one of the three kingdoms in Sri Lanka (Thun Sinhalaya). The temple in the village was built by ancient kings and now is a popular sacred place among Buddhists in the area. The mosque in the village was built by villagers in the late 1840s. The Buddhists and Muslims will live peacefully in Gandara.

Polling division

Devinuwara^[2]

Education

Schools

Gandara Maha Vidyalaya
Gandara kanitu Viduhala
Al Azhar Muslim Kanista Vidyalaya, established in 1938.

Transport

Gandara is on the Matara - Kataragama main road, which is served by the A32 highway.

References

External links

Urban councils of Sri Lanka

Ambalangoda Ampara Balangoda Beruwala Boralesgamuwa Chavakachcheri Chilaw Embilipitiya Eravur Gampola Haputale Hatton-Dickoya Hikkaduwa Horana Ja-Ela Kadugannawa Kalutara Kattankudi Katunayaka-Seeduwa Kegalle Kesbewa Kinniya Kolonnawa Kuliyapitiya Maharagama Mannar Minuwangoda Nawalapitiya Panadura Peliyagoda Point Pedro Puttalam Seethawakapura Tangalle Talawakele-Lindula Trincomalee Valvettithurai Vavuniya Wattala-Mabola Wattegama Weligama

Metropolitan cities of Sri Lanka

National capitals^#	Colombo^* (Commercial) Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Administrative)

Municipal councils	Kandy^* Anuradhapura^* Galle^* Jaffna^* Ratnapura^* Badulla^* Kurunegala^* Kaduwela Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa Negombo Kalmunai Batticaloa Matara Gampaha Matale Akkaraipattu Bandarawela Nuwara Eliya Dambulla Hambantota

Urban councils	Trincomalee^* Ambalangoda Ampara Balangoda Beruwala Boralesgamuwa Chavakachcheri Chilaw Embilipitiya Eravur Gampola Haputale Hatton-Dickoya Hikkaduwa Horana Ja-Ela Kadugannawa Kalutara Kattankudy Katunayake Seeduwa Kegalle Kesbewa Kinniya Kolonnawa Kuliyapitiya Maharagama Mannar Minuwangoda Nawalapitiya Panadura Peliyagoda Point Pedro Puttalam Seethawakapura Talawakelle-Lindula Tangalle Valvettithurai Vavuniya Wattala Wattegama Weligama

Note: ^* also a Provincial capital, ^# also a Municipal council

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